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Jade cocked a brow "I get that you’re the big, tough supernatural and all" She lifted up the keys "But I’ the driving"

He blinked at her

Jade grinned "Move on back, angel"

She slipped in front of hiine and enjoyed the purr of the hs pressed around her His arm slid around her stomach

"Hold on," she told him and shot away fros are going to get rough"

Just the way she liked them

CHAPTER SIX

Ten ht

Az stared up at the tombs as they rose over the heavy, brick wall that surrounded the cemetery The scent of flowers teased his nose, but he knew that scent wasn’t coraves by mourners

You can always catch the scent when Death is close

A tell-tale sign that an angel was nearby Death Angels were at their strongest when they were about to take a soul In those few moments, humans could catch the sweet scent of flowers

A death scent

Death didn’t really smell like decay and rot That sone

Tonight, death was close Following him

His eyes narrowed as he scanned the darkness Who’d be dying tonight?

"Okay, this is as far as you go" Jade crossed her arms over her chest and stared at hiht of the o someplace safe"

His lips twitched Howchar that, despite what she knew of hiain?"

She shook her head "Look, I don’t even understandwhy do you want to help er stirred within hi

"I appreciate the white knight routine, believe me, I do, but why?" A faint line appeared between her brows She stood just a few feet away, on the cracked sidewalk, and asked, "Why do you want to helpyour life for me?"

And the truth caive my life back to me"

Her eyes widened "What?"